SpssChartItem Class (Python)

The SpssChartItem class represents a chart item in an output document. You get an SpssChartItem object from the collection of output items in an output document.

Example: Getting Chart Items

import SpssClient
SpssClient.StartClient()

OutputDoc = SpssClient.GetDesignatedOutputDoc()
OutputItems = OutputDoc.GetOutputItems()

for index in range(OutputItems.Size()):
   OutputItem = OutputItems.GetItemAt(index)
   if OutputItem.GetType() == SpssClient.OutputItemType.CHART:
        ChartItem = OutputItem.GetSpecificType()
  • Chart items have an output item type of SpssClient.OutputItemType.CHART.
  • Once an output item has been identified as a chart item, you get an SpssChartItem object by calling the GetSpecificType method on the output item object. In this example, ChartItem is an SpssChartItem object.